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Grade 11Mechanics

the weight mg of an extended body is generally shown in a diagram to act through center of mass . Does it mean that the earth doesn`t attract other particles

Profile image of Nitin Kumar
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
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Profile image of Neel Malwatkar
8 Years ago
No , the earth attracts all the particles of the body . But the force applied may not be same for every particle . So the weight Mg is shown through Centre of Mass.
Profile image of Sonia singhmar
8 Years ago
Yes ,the earth does not attract other particles because the earth applied is force not equal of particles.
Profile image of vishrut
7 Years ago
By definition com is the point about which the entire mass of the is considered to act upon, so the mass of all the particles act at that point so earth does attract each particle of the system